The Boys Are Back in Town
~ Recording by Thin Lizzy
Annotation
Scott Gorham performed lead guitar and guitar.
Brian Robertson performed lead guitar and guitar.
Annotation last modified on 2009-10-27 03:19 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.5 | The Boys Are Back in Town | 4:29 | Thin Lizzy | 70’s Greatest Rock Hits, Volume 14: Kings of Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Priority Records (US hip hop) | CDL 7080, P2 7080 |
| 1.1 | The Boys Are Back in Town | 4:26 | Thin Lizzy | Greatest Hits | Thin Lizzy | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9821111 |
| 1.7 | The Boys Are Back in Town | 4:26 | Thin Lizzy | Dad Dancing: The Ultimate Party Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9844762 |
| 1.1 | The Boys Are Back in Town | 4:26 | Thin Lizzy | Greatest Hits | Thin Lizzy | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9849627 |
| 4.10 | The Boys Are Back in Town | 4:24 | Thin Lizzy | The Complete Classic Rock Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie | 6983681429-2 |
| 1.13 | The Boys Are Back in Town | 4:27 | Thin Lizzy | Rock at Work | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.18 | The Boys Are Back in Town | 4:27 | Thin Lizzy | Work From Home: Rock Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| assistant recording engineer: | Neil Hornby |
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| engineer: | Will Reid-Dick |
| producer: | John Alcock (producer) |
| acoustic guitar and bass guitar and lead vocals: | Phil Lynott |
| drums (drum set): | Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy drummer) |
| guitar: | Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy guitarist) Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead) |
| vocals: | Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy & Motörhead) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1976) Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) Universal Music Operations Limited (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018) |
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| mash-ups: | Redemption Songs Are Back in Town (Bob Marley vs. Thin Lizzy) by Talk Hard Productions The Boys Are Back in Heaven (Eric Clapton vs. Thin Lizzy) by DJ Schmolli |
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| part of: | Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 272) (order: 272) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 499) (order: 502) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/43DeSV93pJPT4lCZaWZ6b1 [info] |
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| recording of: | The Boys Are Back in Town |
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Related works
The Boys Are Back in Town
| lyricist and composer: | Phil Lynott |
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| publisher: | Pippin the Friendly Ranger Music Co. Ltd. PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) PolyGram Music Publishing (in 1989) |
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| later parody versions: | The Boys Aren't Backin' Down |
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| later translated versions: | Gemmas wieda an |
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